AQLI News
August 28, 2024
In the News
September 1, 2021
via Reuters
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In the News
September 1, 2021
via The Guardian
Air Pollution is Slashing Years Off the Lives of Billions, Report Finds
Air pollution is cutting short the lives of billions of people by up to six years, according to a the 2021 AQLI Annual Update.
AQLI News
September 1, 2021
New Data Shows Strong Air Pollution Policies Lengthen Life Expectancy
The same clean air policies that can reduce fossil fuel emissions and help rein in climate change can also add up to 5 years onto people’s lives in the most polluted regions, while globally adding more than 2 years onto lives on average.
In the News
May 6, 2021
India’s Long Struggle to Breathe
Experts at the University of Chicago calculated that Delhi residents lose close to a decade of life owing to the pollution.
AQLI News
December 14, 2020
AQLI Expands With New Leadership
Ken Lee, who formerly led efforts at EPIC India, becomes the first dedicated director of the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
December 2, 2020
How One Person in Pakistan Made a Difference for Air Quality
On average, people living in Pakistan have their life expectancy reduced by 2.6 years due to poor air quality according to the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
November 23, 2020
via Jagran English
Delhi Air Pollution: Stubble Burning Share in City’s Pollution Rises to 42%
Delhi residents will lose on an average of 9.4 years of life according to the Air Quality Life Index.
In the News
October 26, 2020
via Outlook India
Chokehold
“Particulate air pollution is extremely hazardous, even more than smoking cigarettes, and shortens lives globally. There is no greater current risk to human health,” says Michael Greenstone, EPIC Director.
In the News
October 25, 2020
via Hindustan Times